Wow! Container Home in New Zealand

Sure, this New Zealand home is heavy on the industrial, nuclear reactor look, but it has a certain draw to it, don't you think? I was pointed to these images in a flickr photoset owned by petraalsbach and was struck by the interesting use of containers — as you can tell, the home was built right up to, and possibly into, the hill. Containers are strong and stackable,and it seems like lots of people are using them right now in home design. Container homes may just become more popular than modern prefab …

Yeah its right next to the road if i remember rightly , the area where its in is basically giant clif face , small windy road and then the coast. So the area is remicent of alot of wellington , and its a really interesting use of space that otehrwise would not really have been able to be used for housing . I may be getting it mixed up with one thats right next to a motorway ( as you can see container housing is pretty popular in wellys )

there is a whole school built out of shipping containers in Simon’s Town, South Africa.. the schools containers have insulation between the metal outside and a plaster board ‘wall’ so its really cosy n doesnt look industrial at all